Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) plans to undo the mayor’s decision to entirely eliminate the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, among other actions.
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said he would undo some of the most contentious cuts that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser — including to a fund for early-childhood teachers — and that he would flat-out reject demands made by Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee
plans to undo Bowser’s decision to entirely eliminate the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which provides salary stipends to day-care and preschool educators to put them on par with public school teachers. A spokeswoman for Lee did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening. But in a budget hearing before the council earlier this month, Mendelson asked Lee what he would do if Mendelson refused to followLee said Mendelson would have to send the budget to Congress without his support or certification — an unusual situation for the city, which is overseen by Congress.
think I am being irresponsible,” that he would look for other ways to ensure the reserve fund is stable and fully funded in the next four years, including devoting year-end surplus dollars to it. “We therefore have plenty of time to ensure adequate reserves to meet cash flow needs,” Mendelson said.
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